Combined dust-pan and support



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H. H. HULL. COMBINED DUST PAN AND SUPPORT.

Patented Apr. 19, 1892.

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- H. H. HULL.

COMBINED DUST PAN AND SUPPORT.

Patented Apr. 19, 1892.

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HERBERT I-I. HULL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COMBINED DUST-PAN AND SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 473,004, dated April 19, 1892.

I Application filed April 17, 1891. Serial No. 389,301. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I. HERBERT H. HULL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Dust-Pan and Support, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanical forms embodying the invention, such detail construction being but certain of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used. In such annexed drawings, Figure I represents a perspective view of my improved combined dust-pan and support; Fig. II, a side' View of the same, showing it hung upon a wall or other support; Fig. III, a side view of the device, showing it ready for packing; Fig. IV, a vertical section of the device, showing the litLclosed; Fig. V, a transverse vertical section; Fig. VI, a perspective View of a combined dust-pan and support, illustrating in one view three modifications of the invention.

In the drawings the letters A A indicate the sides of the upright handle-frame. Said sides are connected by one or more rounds a, the upper one of which forms the handle by which the device is usually held and suspended. The rear ends of the side pieces B B of the base-frame are pivoted between the lower ends of the sides of the handle-frame, so that the base-frame may swing between said sides. The inner faces of the side pieces are formed with longitudinal grooves 12, which form guides for supporting the dust-pan. A narrow inclined plate 0 of metal, preferably of steel, is secured at its ends in the forward ends of the side pieces of the base-frame, and is secured at an acute angle to the lower edges of the same in such a manner that its forward and lower edge is level with said edges and may bear against the floor or carpet. The

dust may be swept over said plate into the dust-pan, for which it serves as a wear-plate. A cross-piece D is secured to the upper edges of the side pieces of the base-frame, at the rear ends of the same, and has its projecting ends cut away, so as to form stops d, which may bear against the sides of the handle-frame when the base-frame is in its operative position. A hook E or other locking device is pivoted upon one of said stops at and may engage a staple or eye '6 upon the corresponding side of the handle-frame.

A lid F is hinged to the cross-piece D and swings over the top of the base-frame, closing the same. A chain f is secured to the free forward edge of said lid, and the links of said chain may be engaged and held by a forked catch f upon the handle-round a, which catch will serve as a fastening for adjusting the chain when the lid is raised or lowered.

The dust-pan G is of t-he usual construction, with the exception of its parallel sides, which are formed with longitudinal tongues g, adapted to slide into the guide-grooves Z) of the base-frame. The forward ends of the sides of the dust-pan have inclined notches g, which may engage the rearedge of the Wear-plate,

so as to admit of the forward edge of thedustpan projecting beneath the rear edge'ofsaid wear-plate. A curved handle g is secured upon the rear side of the dust-pan.

WVhen the device is to be used, the baseframe is swung to project forward at a right angle to the handle-frame. This will bring the stops d to bear against the sides of the handle-frame, and the pivoted hook may e11- gage the eye and lock the parts in operative position WVhen the device is placed upon the floor and the lid is raised, dust may be swept into the pan and carried away, the lid serving to close the pan and retain the dust therein.

When the device has been used, it may be suspended from a hook or nail by its upper round, and the base-frame and pan may be swung down in a line with the handleframe when the hook has been released from the eye.

When the device is to be packed for shipmentor to be stored away, the base-frame and pan may be swung around, so as to fit between the sides of the handle-frame, as illustrated in Fig. III, when the device will occupy comparatively small space.

The wear-plate will prevent wear of the forward edge of the dust-pan, which is liable to be worn from the action of the broom, and the edge of the wear-plate will always have a snug ortrue bearing upon the floor or carpet, so as to afford an easy passage for the dust into the pan. This is an important advantage for a dust-pan, as the forward edge of a dust-pan is liable to become sprung orbulged and not have a true bearing upon the floor. The wear-plate serves, also, besides in the above-named functions, to form a brace for the forward ends-of the sides of the baseframe. 7

The dust-pan may be slid into and out of the base-frame, so that it may be used asa common dust-pan,be repaired or interchanged for a new pan, or for any other desired purpose. The curved handle of the pan is sufficient to offer a hold for withdrawing or inserting the pan,and is at the same time sufficiently flat to allow the device to be placed up againstawall or other fiat upright object.

In Fig. VI of the drawings is illustrated a modified form of the handle-frame, the parallel sides of the same being merged into one above the point to which the end of the baseframe reaches when tilted up between said sides. The sides of the base frame and of the dust-pan are illustrated in said figure as plain narrow flanges 19, forming the guideways for the dust-pan. The support is also illustrated in the figure without the lid;

Any one or more of the modifications illustrated in Fig. VI may be applied to the form illustrated in the other five figures.

It will be understood that, while a certain feature of my invention relates to the detachability of the dust-pan from the dust-pan support and that a certain other feature of the invention relates to the pivotal connection of the handle with the dust-pan support, yet there are certain other features of the invention which do not require either one of said two first-named features-that is, the (lustpan need not be made removable from the dust-pan support, and any suitable handle may be rigidly connected with the dust-pan support.

Any one distinct feature of my invention is not dependent upon conjoint use with another distinct feature of the invention, and therefore my invention comprises several'distinct improvements, all as hereinafter set forth in the claims.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention maybe employed for the modes herein explained. Changes may therefore be made as regards the mechanism herein set forth, provided the principles of construction respectively recited in the following claims are employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention 7 1. The combination of an upright handle frame having parallel side pieces, a dust-pan support pivoted at the rear ends of its parallel side pieces to swing between the side pieces of the handle-frame and formed with laterally-projecting stops upon its side pieces,

adapted to bear against the forward faces of the side pieces of the handle-frame when at substantially a right angle to the same, a dustpan in said support, and locking devices between said stops and said side pieces of the handle-frame, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a dust-pan support having a cross-piece at its rear end, a dustpan in said support, an upright handle-frame for said support, a cover hinged to said crosspiece, a chain secured to the free edge of said cover, and a catch uponthe handle-frame for engaging said chain, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a dust-pan support provided with grooves in its side pieces, an upright handle-frame secured to said support, and a dust-pan formed with beads upon its sides sliding in the grooves of the support, substantially as set forth.v

4. The combination of a dust-pan support composed of parallel side pieces having grooves in their inner faces, and a rear crosspiece, and a forwardly-inclined wear-plate, an upright handle-frame secured to said support, and a dust-pan provided with beads upon its sides sliding in thegrooves of the support,

substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a dust-pan support composed of parallel side pieces having grooves in their inner faces,and a rear crosspiece, and a forwardly-inclined wear-plate, an

upright handle-frame pivotally attached to said support and providedwith means for looking it, and a dust-pan having beads upon its sides sliding in the grooves of the support, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of a base-frame having longitudinal grooves in its side pieces, an upright handle-frame for said base-frame, a wear-plate secured forwardly inclined between the forward ends of said base-frame, and a dust-pan formed with tongues upon its sides to slide into the grooves of the baseframe and with notches in the forward ends of its sides to engage the rear edge of said wear-plate, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing to be my invention I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of April, A. D. 1891. 

